posted by friendfromlowryDon’t the refs announce prior to the snap if a player is eligible? They never said 68 or 70 reported eligible.
Typically
Overtime would’ve been fun….or a 70 yard FG to win it
Pretty fascinating ending. I think I’d pretty pissed if I were a Detroit fan. I actually don’t blame Campbell for going it for even after the penalty. Goff was throwing up lame passes all game. They aren’t going far in the playoffs if he keeps that up.
If you’re looking for the chance to say the NFL is crooked and/or some of these refs just fucking suck, that ending was it.
Bottom line: 68 was trying to report eligible, 70 runs onto the field, the refs think he’s reporting even though he doesn’t, and it’s a penalty when 68 catches the pass instead.
posted by friendfromlowryIf you’re looking for the chance to say the NFL is crooked and/or some of these refs just fucking suck, that ending was it.
Bottom line: 68 was trying to report eligible, 70 runs onto the field, the refs think he’s reporting even though he doesn’t, and it’s a penalty when 68 catches the pass instead.
And we are having a different conversation because McCarthy was dumb late in that game with the ball
Neither of these teams can win it all
Clearly someone told the refs that the Lions converting the try would win QCB a 3-team parlay and $11.
BREAKING: Brad Allen's reffing crew is expected to be DEMOTED and be ruled OUT for the #NFL playoffs.
This comes after night's lies and the crew continually changing the outcomes of games.
(Via ESPN) pic.twitter.com/zpoxr8rBbT— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) December 31, 2023
The games look great today…so I’m sure they’ll be awful.
Teams better hope I’m not kinda rooting for them today! Lol
Should be out of the NFL altogether and not just this year's postseason. Could argue they changed the outcome of at least two games (they also had the horrible PI miss that played a big role in GB beating KC). And you could argue they changed last night's outcome multiple times, since a lead ESPN story today is how they missed a trip on Detroit that led to Dallas having to pass the ball instead of run clock in order to get the field goal that made it 20-13, which is why the Lions had enough time to pull off their scoring drive.posted by justincredible
BREAKING: Brad Allen's reffing crew is expected to be DEMOTED and be ruled OUT for the #NFL playoffs.
This comes after night's lies and the crew continually changing the outcomes of games.
(Via ESPN) pic.twitter.com/zpoxr8rBbT— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) December 31, 2023
So Miami has moved down the field 2x without friction, Baltimore has in its only try as well.
On 3rd and goal at the 7 Tyreek drops a layup TD in crazy manner.
On 4th and 7, where no one has been covered or stop….why not go for it on 4th and 7????
We all despise the Ravens but it’s refreshing as hell to see a team that plays very smart and has all of their shit together. That now OC from Georgia is doing great things, glad he never made it to the Steelers
Raiders eliminated.
All the 7-8 and 8-7 NFC teams will try to increase excitement next week. AFC more clear. Good path for Bengals
lol eagles
posted by friendfromlowrylol eagles
It’s crazy. How do they go from last year’s defense to this years?
Glad the Steelers and their abysmal offense are buyers on the 4th and 4 analytics…on the road
posted by Ironman92Glad the Steelers and their abysmal offense are buyers on the 4th and 4 analytics…on the road
It only took losing control of their playoff destiny, and desperate to score points, to become aggressive on offense.
Of course, PIT almost always goes deep 1-on-1 in those situations.
Have a bad feeling Chiefs win going away and everyone is back on their dicks, at the bengals expense.
posted by friendfromlowryHave a bad feeling Chiefs win going away and everyone is back on their dicks, at the bengals expense.
I don’t see how the Chiefs can easily win against anyone….if they had 1 good receiver they’d be a problem, but they do not
posted by Ironman92All the 7-8 and 8-7 NFC teams will try to increase excitement next week. AFC more clear. Good path for Bengals
How? Entering the week, they were the last of the four 8-7 teams and Indy and Houston both won today and both play each other next week. Unless Pittsburgh being above them and below Indy/Houst is the X factor where if they're out of the way, Cincy vaults everyone else, I can't see a path for them regardless of what they do.
posted by HereticHow? Entering the week, they were the last of the four 8-7 teams and Indy and Houston both won today and both play each other next week. Unless Pittsburgh being above them and below Indy/Houst is the X factor where if they're out of the way, Cincy vaults everyone else, I can't see a path for them regardless of what they do.
10-7 with Texans/Colts, maybe Bills…wouldn’t they have the tie breaker with head to head?
Sorry they lost to Texans….my bad
Colts beating Texans isn’t far fetched but Texans with Stroud are much better….looks like Browns/Bills or Dolphins and the Texans
Last week, I'd been doing the mental gymnastics for Pittsburgh's chances and it didn't take long to realize that, depending on how you look at it, those losses to Indy and Houston OR those two straight losses to two-win teams were just brutal.
I'd been looking at Seattle as a coin-flip game and figured if Baltimore beat Miami, they'd likely rest starters next week, making that game very doable. But knew Indy and Houston had the tiebreaker, so they would need to be 2-0 and hope neither of them can do that. And then saw that both of them had winnable games today (which they both won) and play each other next week. So, uh, if Pittsburgh can win this game, guess it's time to root for a tie so Indy and Houston both finish 9-7-1 and Pittsburgh can get to 10-7 and advance. Odds are about 1 in a couple billion, but, uh, yeah, I got nothing...
If PIT wins out, they need a BUF or JAX loss to get in.
Both are unlikely, but together they have a decent shot if they can survive BAL backups.
Dolphins all beat up